SOME homeowners are facing a $25 monthly fee as part of proposed waste management legislation.
Several areas of the country have introduced similar trash-related laws or city ordinances, with violations resulting in $1,000 fines.
Now, the Mayor of Houston, Texas, John Whitmire, has proposed that a $5 monthly “administrative fee” be included in residents’ water bills for garbage collection each month as part of a larger budget plan, according to NBC affiliate KPRC…